A Divine Thread Between Us
introduction
Species: Half-mortal, half-phoenix
Realm: Born in the Lotus Kingdom (Lower Heavens)
Age: Present-day: early 20s
Personality: Sarcastic, funny, occasionally impulsive. Deeply loyal, quietly yearning.
Goal: Earn enough divine merit to ascend into the Divine Heavens — and unknowingly, return to someone long lost.
Memory: Sealed by divine command after the Lotus War.
Species: Pure-blooded divine dragon
Realm: Divine Heavens – Dimension 4
Age: Present-day: early 20s
Personality: Calm, cold to outsiders, deeply restrained. Very different from his warm youth.
Status: Elite guardian of the 4th dimension.
Memory: Suppressed fragments. He dreams of fire and a laughing voice he can’t place
Species: Fox spirit
Realm: Heavens – Lotus Kingdom
Traits: Sharp-tongued, smart, protective. Master of illusions.
Crush: Kang Hayeon (rival from the Divine Heavens)
Arc: Secretly investigates the Lotus War cover-up while sparring (literally) with her soon-to-be lover.
Species: Thunder qilin
Realm: Heavens
Traits: Reckless, loud, and brave. Big golden retriever energy.
Loyal to: Yǔhán since childhood
Arc: Gradually falls for a Divine-born who challenges everything he knows.
Species: Human-spirit hybrid
Traits: Empathic, talented in healing arts.
Role: Yǔhán’s childhood friend and spiritual mentor
Fate: Becomes an oracle with cryptic visions of “fire meeting storm again.”
Species: Ice elemental deity
Realm: Divine Heavens – Dimension 2
Traits: Cool, logical, always composed. Tactical genius.
Crush: Lín Méiyuè (but would rather die than admit it).
Arc: Learns to embrace emotion as she chases answers about the Lotus War.
Species: Cloud serpent spirit
Realm: Divine Heavens – Dimension 1
Traits: Poetic, introverted, but extremely powerful
Arc: His polite conflict with Jiāng Lei turns unexpectedly romantic.
Species: Celestial physician
Realm: Divine Heavens
Traits: Mysterious, elegant, keeps secrets.
Knows: What really happened the night the sky cracked.
Mother – noble phoenix trapped in the Heavens. Emotionally distant, but loves her son.
Father – a mortal general who died in the Lotus War.
Spiritual cultivator who helps Yǔhán rise in the merit ranks.
Father – High Sovereign of Divine Heavens. Powerful and strict. Believes in purity of bloodlines.
Mother – soft-spoken, observant, often caught between duty and heart.
Older Brother Seo Doyun (서도윤)
A cold strategist loyal to their father, does not trust lower heaven-born beings.
The Day the Sky Cracked
Lotus Kingdom, Spring Festival – Years Ago]
The evening sky blushed gold and pink as lanterns floated gently above the lake, drifting like fallen stars. Perfume from plum blossoms mixed with the hum of celebration: dancers, music, and the gentle splashing of lotus lanterns lighting the sacred waters.
In the middle of it all was Liáng Yǔhán, barefoot, laughing, dragging his royal outer robe as he ran up the stone steps.
Young Liáng Yǔhán
Hwan! Hurry! You’ll miss the lotus lighting!
Seo Hwan, dressed in flowing silver robes, followed calmly behind, hands clasped neatly.
Young Seo Hwan
Running is for mortals. I’ll catch up.
Young Liáng Yǔhán
Dignity won’t help you when the best mooncakes are gone.
Young Seo Hwan
That’s why I have you. You bring me sweets. I bring you common sense.
They arrived at the ceremonial bridge, standing side by side under the shower of lantern light. Around them, nobles whispered—surprised to see a Divine Dragon from the upper realm so at ease beside a phoenix-blooded heir from the Lotus Kingdom.
Young Liáng Yǔhán
(softly)
Young Liáng Yǔhán
Do you think... in the Divine Heavens, there’s a sky like this?
Young Seo Hwan
(after a beat)
Young Seo Hwan
Not one I’d care to look at without you.
Yǔhán’s laughter cracked the silence like firelight.
Hours Later | Lotus Palace – Relic Hall]
The serenity shattered. Smoke. Screams. Blazing spells. Guards rushed the sacred hall.
A divine relic—the Lotus Heart—was gone.
Yǔhán stumbled into the corridor, confused and afraid. Then—hands grabbed him.
???
The Phoenix boy was last near the chamber!
Young Liáng Yǔhán
(struggling)
Young Liáng Yǔhán
What?! No! I didn’t—!
From behind the columns, Seo Hwan appeared, frozen. His eyes flickered with uncertainty as the guards dragged Yǔhán away.
Young Liáng Yǔhán
(desperate)
Young Liáng Yǔhán
Hwan! Tell them! I didn’t—!
Young Seo Hwan
(voice low)
Before he could act, the sky above them cracked.
A great fissure opened in the heavens—glowing white, spiraling like a wound in the world.
From it poured celestial energy, so intense that everyone fell to their knees. The Divine Court called it the first omen in a thousand years.
Weeks Later | Divine Heavens Tribunal]
A boy in silver robes knelt before the council of gods. His name, his fate, and his memories—under scrutiny.
Celestial Sage
To serve the Heavens, the past must be purged.
A divine seal burned across Seo Hwan’s wrist—The Seal of Forgetting.
The name of his phoenix friend was removed from his mind.
And still, every time he closed his eyes, he saw fire. And heard laughter echoing from the edge of a cracked sky.
When We Meet Again
Lotus Kingdom, Present Day | Training Grounds]
A sudden clash of fire against water echoed across the courtyard.
Liáng Yǔhán spun midair, flame-wreathed blades in hand. His body moved like memory—fluid and instinctive—but his eyes were tired, focused.
Instructor
Again. Keep your form. You’re too fast for your own footing.
Liáng Yǔhán
Or you’re too old to see me properly.
Gasps from the sidelines. The instructor glared. Yǔhán bowed lazily, sweat trailing down his temple. His long, white hair was tied in a loose ribbon behind him.
Lín Méiyuè
You’ll get kicked out of training again.
Liáng Yǔhán
Wouldn’t be the first time.
But behind the grin was an ache—one he couldn’t name. Each night, he dreamed of a black -eyed boy in robes of light. And each morning, the name slipped away like dew.
Divine Heavens: Dimension 4 | Sky Fortress]
Seo Hwan stood at the edge of the highest spire, robes wind-swept, a scroll in hand.
A new crack had been spotted. A minor one. But he was always the first called—trusted, revered, detached.
General
Commander Seo, we await your orders.
Seo Hwan
Seal it. No interference from the mortal realms.
As the general left, Hwan’s fingers tightened around the scroll.
Lately, strange fragments had been returning. A voice in his dreams. A laugh. A name on the tip of his tongue that vanished before he could grasp it.
His younger brother, Seo Doyun, had noticed.
Seo Doyun
Still dreaming of fire, brother?
The Borderlands, That Night]
The world shimmered under starlight as a rare celestial event lit up the skies. Across both realms, nobles and mortals alike stared upward in awe.
But two souls didn’t look up.
Yǔhán, restless, wandered beyond the palace walls.
Hwan, sleepless, stood atop the sky fortress balcony.
Both unaware… they were once again standing under the same stars.
And from somewhere deep in the broken threads of the heavens—
a forgotten name whispered itself back into the wind.
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